Protithona fugitivana | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Protithona |
Species: | P. fugitivana
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Binomial name | |
Protithona fugitivana | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Protithona fugitivana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. [2]
The wingspan is 9–10 mm for males and 10–12 mm for females. The forewings are dull to bright ochreous, mixed with dark fuscous. There is a white or pale-ochreous streak from the base to one third of the wing, margined beneath by a dark-fuscous blotch. The forewings of the females are almost wholly suffused with greyish fuscous. The hindwings are greyish fuscous. [3]
The larvae feed on Potamogeton species. [4]
Protithona fugitivana | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Protithona |
Species: | P. fugitivana
|
Binomial name | |
Protithona fugitivana | |
Synonyms [2] | |
|
Protithona fugitivana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. [2]
The wingspan is 9–10 mm for males and 10–12 mm for females. The forewings are dull to bright ochreous, mixed with dark fuscous. There is a white or pale-ochreous streak from the base to one third of the wing, margined beneath by a dark-fuscous blotch. The forewings of the females are almost wholly suffused with greyish fuscous. The hindwings are greyish fuscous. [3]
The larvae feed on Potamogeton species. [4]